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techcrunch.com

Tokyo-based jig.jp has been developing mobile browsers since 2003, claiming its “jig browser (which was downloaded over 4 million times so far) is the world’s first Java-based browser that made it possible to view PC sites on cell phones. And now the company has released an ambitious Android app called...

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Social news sharing website Digg just announced its plans to build an RSS reader platform. "Like many of you, we were dismayed to learn that Google will be shutting down its much-loved, if under-appreciated, Google Reader on July 1st," Digg's Andrew McLaughlin writes on the company blog. "Through its...

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Social Media Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that collects and delivers the top social media news first thing every morning. You can sign up to receive Social Media Insights here or at the bottom of this post. Deal For Awesomeness Is Evidence That YouTube Has Grown Up...

thenextweb.com

iCloud data syncing, especially with Core Data, has become the bane of many an iOS developer’s existence. I can’t tell you how many developers have run into major issues implementing sync with Apple’s iCloud, no, really, I can’t tell you as most of them won’t go on the record. But...

pandodaily.com

Yirong Xu, a mild-mannered and spectacled gentleman who carries a backpack and a master’s degree in data mining from Stanford, is perhaps not whom you would expect to find as head of one of the world’s most popular social shopping sites for women. When Xu returned to Beijing from California...

techcrunch.com

On the heels of announcing profitability, startup NetVibes is announcing a new feature today to help users monitor the realtime web. NetVibes is launching a personal dashboard monitoring platform, called Instant Dashboards. The new feature allows users to enter a keyword on NetVibes’ site to pull up an instant...

allthingsd.com

Some Mac and iPhone owners who had been using Safari to view RSS feeds — Really Simple Syndication feeds of Web content — may have been dismayed when native RSS got the boot with OS X Mountain Lion for desktops and iOS 6 for iPhone. Now it seems that RSS...

www.guardian.co.uk

Plus Europe tells app makers to keep data private, Google blocks ad blockers, and moreA burst of 9 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamPhotos of children from around the world with their most prized possessions >> Feature ShootWhat would you have included like in...

www.electronista.com

Social news website Digg is intending to build its own RSS reader and API, following Google's announcement that it is shutting Google Reader down. The company will be moving plans to create its own online RSS feed reader forward, starting to build it now instead of in the second half...

readwrite.com

Everyblock, a hyperlocal news startup born in Chicago, IL, died unexpectedly this morning. The official cause of death was its lack of a sustainable business model. It is survived by its founder Adrian Holovaty, a dedicated team, a community of users and what remains of the hopes and dreams for...

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thenextweb.com

The folks over at The State of Search have noticed an interesting development regarding Digg on Google Search, via a tweet from Matt Sawyer of Datadial. It seems that the once uber-hot Web property no longer appears on Google Search. As you can see, a site-specific search reveals, well, nothing. It’s...

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gizmodo.com

While yes, the grieving process takes time, if you're still too busy bemoaning the imminent death of your beloved Google Reader, you're going to find yourself in a bind when it finally gets put out of its misery later this summer. Replacements abound, and there's no question that $19 price...

techcrunch.com

Oh Google. Thought we wouldn’t notice that you’re trying to kill off not just Google Reader, but your support and endorsement for the RSS format itself? People have just started noticing that Google’s own RSS Subscription Chrome browser extension has disappeared from the Google Chrome Web Store. Though it’s unclear...

thenextweb.com

With Google ringing the death knell for its RSS Reader application, the July 1 curtain call has kicked a number of companies into action as they vie for the market left by Google Reader’s closure. Digg has already thrown its hat into the ring, as it plans to build an...

tech.fortune.cnn.com

Why is Google killing its RSS reader? By Ryan Bradley, senior editor FORTUNE -- They must have known in Mountain View that the biggest howl would come from the press--all us news junkies, crying over our loss. For five years going there has been nothing better than Google's stripped-down RSS reader for...

venturebeat.com

In what is perhaps the most symbolic of all its mobile releases, Twitter has pushed out new versions of its applications for iPhone and Android that finally deliver the “consistent Twitter experience” the company promised weeks ago. Released Tuesday, Twitter for iPhone and Android now feature the same expanded...

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thenextweb.com

Feedline, a relatively unknown (and basic) RSS feed reader for the iPhone, has become the first iPhone app to support Google’s new social network Buzz. Buzz integration is rather poor I’m afraid. You can currently only few the public streams of individual accounts. It does not currently connect or integrate...

www.readwriteweb.com

It's easy to get obsessed with the super-fast, real-time cycle of online news. But don't forget that the Web is a massive treasure trove of information about any topic. With just a bit of work, you can set up tracking and get regular updates about topics you're passionate about. In...

www.chrisbrogan.com

I’ve been going on and on about LinkedIn lately. I promise that I’ll stop after this little discovery. In looking at my network activity for a while yesterday, I noted a few things. You’re working to keep LinkedIn clean per my post (so thanks). You’re using LinkedIn effectively per...

thenextweb.com

RSS reader Feedly has revealed usage statistics about its growth over the past six month and where it will go in the future. With one month until Google Reader is set to shut down, Feedly has gained more traction. It tells us that it’s seeing a 4 percent week-over-week growth...

thenextweb.com

Digg Reader, Digg’s take on bridging the impending gap when Google Reader is finally ‘sunsetted’ this month, opened up in beta this week and today the service stepped on to mobile as an update to the Digg iOS app, right on Digg’s previously announced schedule. The tech space has been...

arstechnica.com

It’s been a bit of an interesting week for Android users. On the one hand, Samsung, the world’s biggest Android handset manufacturer, just announced the next iteration of its very popular smartphone, and on the other, Google announced the impending shut down of Reader, which will inevitably impact mobile...

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Yahoo has announced a series of changes set to roll out this week that integrate Facebook's social networking service into various Yahoo properties, including Yahoo Mail and its homepage. Also included in the announcement is news of a refresh for Yahoo Profiles. Originally launched in 2008, the new profiles will...

www.chrisbrogan.com

I’m so glad you read this blog. You might be picking it up via Facebook, clicking in from Twitter, or landing here after someone told you to swing by. In all cases, thank you. I’m glad that you’re here. For those of you who’ve been subscribers for a while, thank...

pandodaily.com

The Web comes in all shapes and sizes. Designers and developers are tasked with building sites capable of shifting from 3-inch smartphone displays to 92-inch (yes, really) “smart” television sets and everywhere in between. Yet supporting an ever-expanding array of screen sizes is only half the battle. Developers also have...

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venturebeat.com

Google announced the death of eight of its products today, including RSS product Google Reader. Which leads most of us RSS lovers to ask: What the crap, Google? Reader is the bomb. Google senior vice president of technical infrastructure Urs Hölzle announced the shut down in blog post today,...